Wiktionary

peito

Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Noun edit

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) chest

Galician edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Portuguese peito.

Noun edit

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) thorax
  2. chest, breast (front of the thorax)
  3. breast (of a woman)
  4. (figurative) boldness
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pactum (“pact”).

Noun edit

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (dated) tribute
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “peito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “peito” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “peito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “peito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “peito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin pactum.

Noun edit

peito m

  1. payment, tribute
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Galician: peito

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Latin pectus.

Noun edit

peito m

  1. chest
Descendants edit
  • Galician: peito
  • Portuguese: peito (see there for further descendants)

Further reading edit

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus (“chest, breast”), from Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpej.tu/ [ˈpeɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpej.to/ [ˈpeɪ̯.to]
 

Noun edit

peito m (plural peitos)

  1. (anatomy) chest
  2. breast
  3. (Brazil, swimming) breaststroke
    Synonym: (Portugal) bruços

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: pitu

Tongan edit

Noun edit

peito

  1. kitchen
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